Category: False teachings

The Covenants

The Covenants

There is much false teaching today concerning The Covenants.
We’ll see in today’s lesson:
 The old covenant began at Sinai ( 1450 BC) and ended at the death of Christ ( AD 30).
 The new covenant began at the death of Christ ( AD 30) and has no end (while the earth remains).
Note:
 The Jewish nation continued to exist politically until the Roman invasion and destruction of Jerusalem
in AD 70.

1. Old and New Covenants
2. Old and New High Priests
3. Old and New Laws

 The old covenant was started in the time of Moses, by the offering of animal sacrifices.
 The new covenant was started by the shedding of Jesus’ blood on the cross.
 At that time the old covenant ended, and there was a change in God’s laws, so that we are no longer under the laws of the old covenant.

Rapture Ravings

Rapture Ravings

1. What is the supposed Rapture?

2. What is the truth about the future?

The “450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of the Asherah” (1Kgs. 18:19) failed Elijah’s challenge:
– They raved on, but there was no god and consequently no answer (1Kgs. 18:29)!
–  These false prophets were put to death by Elijah (1Kgs. 18:40; 19:1).
Sadly many people today are “raving” about the so-called rapture

Recall that Jesus’ teaching on the future is easy to understand, simple, ELEMENTARY (Heb. 6:1,2):

  • 4:13-18 = no rapture, but reassurance with reference to deceased Christians.
  • 5:1-11 = an encouragement to remain ready.

Six (6) Fallacies Concerning Salvation

A fallacy = a false or mistaken idea.

Today let’s consider: Six (6) Fallacies Concerning Salvation

1. No people will be saved
2. All people will be saved
3. All good people will be saved
4. All religious people will be saved
5. All believers in Jesus will be saved
6. All who are now saved will stay saved

Lessons Learned Too Late

1st Kings 13

The man of God began with courage and devotion to God, but very sadly ended in tragedy.

Lessons to be learned:

  1. Religious people don’t always tell the truth.
  2. Sincerity alone does not make things right.
  3. Earlier obedience will not cover later disobedience.
  4. God means what He says.

The man of God learned these lessons too late to do him any good.

  • Will we avoid making the same mistake he did?

The Bronze Serpent

The Bronze Serpent

(Num. 21:4-9)

  1. The people became impatient and spoke against God and Moses
  2. The Lord sent fiery serpents; Moses interceded for the people
  3. At the LORD’S command Moses made a bronze serpent
  4. Whoever believes in Jesus will have eternal life
  5. We must not shrink back to destruction

 

In the days of those kings, God will set up a kingdom

In the days of those kings, God will set up a kingdom. Daniel chapter 2 verse 44

Daniel was carried into exile to Babylon about 605 BC (Dan. 1:1-7; 2:25b).

  • Shortly after (cf. Dan. 2:1), Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had a troubling dream about the future.
  • Daniel explained the dream with God’s help (Daniel 2)!

False fake miracles, signs, and wonders

  1. Miracles, signs and wonders do not happen today.
  • It should be obvious that miracles do not happen today when we consider just some of Jesus’ many miracles.

2.  There is no need for miracles, signs and wonders to happen today.

Miracles, signs and wonders proved that the doers of them were from God, because only God can do such things:

  • e., Only God:
    • 72:18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, Who alone works wonders.
  • Jesus:
    • 10:37-38 “If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; 38 but if I do them, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father.”
    • Jn. 3:1-2 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews; 2 this man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”
  • Jesus’ disciples:
    • Mk. 16:20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed the word by the signs that followed.

Jesus and His apostles saw to it that many of these things were written down, and when they were written down there was no more need for the miracles, signs and wonders to be performed in each succeeding generation:

  • 20:30-31 Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.

 False/fake miracles, signs and wonders occur even today

What about those who testify to “supernatural experiences” that have supposedly happened today?

(i)  Some are simply liars.

This may sound harsh, but such lies have made by many religious people in the past:

  • g., 1Ki. 13:18 He said to him, “I also am a prophet like you, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, that he may eat bread and drink water.'” But he lied to him.

(ii) Others might be sincere, but they are deceived.

Again, sadly, there have been many such sincere but deceived people down through the years:

  • g., 1Ki. 18:25-29 So Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one ox for yourselves and prepare it first for you are many, and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it.” 26 Then they took the ox which was given them and they prepared it and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon saying, “O Baal, answer us.” But there was no voice and no one answered. And they leaped about the altar which they made. 27 It came about at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, “Call out with a loud voice, for he is a god; either he is occupied or gone aside, or is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and needs to be awakened.” 28 So they cried with a loud voice and cut themselves according to their custom with swords and lances until the blood gushed out on them. 29 When midday was past, they raved until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice; but there was no voice, no one answered, and no one paid attention.

 

  • Rom. 10:1-2 Brethren, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation. 2 For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge.